Cost of living comparison
Afghanistan is 6.3% more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 73.2% less for restaurants
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
$1.74
AFN126
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
$3.49
AFN251
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
$0.31
AFN22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
$0.17
AFN12
|
|
pay 53.7% less for groceries
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
$0.28
AFN20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
$1.71
AFN123
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
$2.38
AFN171
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
$1.22
AFN88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
$1.13
AFN82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
$0.30
AFN22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
$0.42
AFN30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
$0.57
AFN41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
$0.19
AFN14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
$0.14
AFN10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
$0.12
AFN8
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
$3.41
AFN246
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
$10.46
AFN753
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
$6,973.68
AFN502,105
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
$5.81
AFN418
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
$610.20
AFN43,934
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
$97.47
AFN7,018
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
$68.91
AFN4,961
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
$23.69
AFN1,705
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
$30.03
AFN2,162
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
$1,534.21
AFN110,463
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
$2.32
AFN167
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
$1.16
AFN84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
$1.92
AFN138
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
$12.59
AFN907
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
$2.62
AFN188
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Venezuela
|
Afghanistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
$16.66
AFN1,199
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
$15.85
AFN1,141
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
$31.38
AFN2,259
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
$33.90
AFN2,441
|
|
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